Saturday, October 18, 2014

Department Pages Design



This week Homework assignment was to create a department page of an magazine using three different grid. Truly i think this was fun, because i don't enjoy using grid, but at the same time i think is use full to maintain order and structure.

Design 1 was the three column grid I called it the Morning Report. I created and Eye staring to left side just to signal the readers that were all the info starts. I add a good image of a futuristic farm, just to follow the content.Finally i too the color from the images it they are not my favorite but it make the page unique.

Design 2 it was a four even column grid. I enjoy this gird because you can use a little bit of design with out breaking the grid. I experimented with the orange color to see if the page stand out and i believe it does because it make the subhead stand out and also make the information look clean and presentable.

Design 3 with had to create our own grid and i did a five column grid just to stretch the text, because it was a full amount of text to use in one page. Again i went to with the bright orange, but this time was because it look good with the images and also i thought the orange color represent a food magazine very well. I took the green form the keewee fruit just to add some balance. Finally i got inspire from a magazine that i brought in to class that had the images placement like i have in design 3, but they were using a three column grid truly i think mine its better because i added the green element to the page with hold the headline on top so it look like is not hanging on a negative space.

If i was to choice one i pick design 3 just because is more of what i am looking for when i design the final magazine. It just look nice and clean

IL Magazine


This week would like present a very creative magazine covers for IL Magazine by Francesco Franchi, who has been the creative director at IL since 2008. IL- Intelligence in lifestyle' is high-end magazine, gear toward ment, but it also read by women.

I really enjoy this cover, because the layout really targets the specific audience which is men. Also I do not mind the negative space, because is so strong in a good way, that allows  the images capture the reader interest right away without saying many words. Finally i really enjoy the blocky shape, they are a real essential of what make this cover work.

Friday, October 17, 2014

Ilustration

I wanted to show this illustration by Alan Fletcher from his 2001 book called The Art of looking Sideways. In my opinion is very elegant way of stating a hidden message through graphic design. This illustration expands my creativity and inspiration.

Typography Logo



The picture above is a logo design I found interesting. using an illustration for one of the letters was an interesting approach. Not only that, but the design overall is simple just the right amount of detail.

Victoria Tucker

Thursday, October 16, 2014

No Plastic Sleeves Blog

Hi guys, I'm sure some of you are familiar with this book if you were in one of Coni's classes previously, but I have been following their blog and find it to be really helpful and inspiring in itself with all the ideas it gives you. I find myself going there when I need some creative inspiration on a project! I think its a really useful resource.

Such Inspiration (Wes Richardson)

I stumbled upon Wes Richardson on night while surf the web. Turns out, he produced several music videos for artists that I avidly follow.  I am a really big fan of his use of typography and flat design in animation. You may have seen some of his work on TV. Although his work is very commercial, it's still very artistic and expressive.  Take the time to go through his online portfolio. He has a very entertaining video reel of his most recent work.

http://www.wesrichardson.me

I was just blogged about!

I have an outdoor installation up behind the MFA right now which is part of a group show called "Crossroads." The author of this blog just contacted me to let me know he's included my work in his blog. Blogging is taking over the world (grin):


Here are a few of my own pix of the piece: